Corset.



W. R. GREENFIELD.

CORSET.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 2B, 1912.

Patented May 20, 1913 2 SHEETS-SHEET 24 WILLIAM R. GREENFIELD, OFVERONA, NEW JERSEY, SSIGNOR TO VAN ORDEN 00E- SET COMPANY, 0F NEWARK,NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEV JERSEY.

CORSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 28, 1912. Serial No. 700,270.

T0 all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. Griman-` the following is aspecification, like characters in the drawing and specificationdesignating like parts.

This invention relates to garments, and

-hasfor its primary object tlc provision of a corset capable ofperforming the functions of an abdominal rbelt or surgical band,

and at thesaine time presenting outwardly an appearance essentiallyequal to the highest grade of dress corset, my novel corset beingparticularlY adaptable to reduction of the iigures o persons tendingtemporarily or permanently to vcorpulence, although I contemplate theuse of. my iinprovemcnts in any field for which they are adapted bytheir nature.

Accordingly, among other important objects of my invention', is thecombination with an outer corset member proper of an abdominal memberwithin the corset and secured thereto at the rear in an upright regionof attachment extending from a point -well below the waist line to apoint above the waist line, the belt encompassing the hips and extendingforward around the abdomen, the upper margin of the belt sweeping upward.in a gentle curve to the upper point of attachment at the back abovethe waist line' so that reciprocal support is afforded by theback andabdomen to each other, the back being braced Iat the point `whereforward pressure is most effective to encourage au erect figure, whilethe abdomen receives an uplift that is positive and derived fiom 'theregion best able to support it, instead of from Lthe waist line, where aforward drag usually occurs and is the source of undue fatigue, thewaist being the region least qualiied to resist such a drag.

By causing the abdominal vmember to encompass the hips completely, theabdominal belt is anchored at its lower margin, and the resultant `ofthis circumferential force in cooperation with the diagonal. rearwardand upward draft toward the back, is -an inward and upward supportuplifting the medial portion of the abdomen, which can not sag beneaththe lower margin of the belt' as the latter is constrained by the hipsand held down in the manner already described.

Thevarious features of my invention will be illustrated and describedfully in the aecompa'nying drawings and specification and pointed out inthe claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is an insideielevatioi'i of a corset in theconstruction of which my invention has been embodied, part of one sidebeing broken away to permit illustration on a larger scale. Figs. 2 and3 are respectively views in perspective of the corset of Fig. 1 appliedto the figure of a wearer, F ig. 2 showing the corset partly in placewhile Fig. 3 shows the. corset as it appears in ordinary wear.

In the embodiment of my invention selected for illustration anddescription to enable ready and' complete understanding of myimprovements, the partlesignated by the reference numeral l is thecorset proper,

which may be of any suitable material and contour, being shown in theinstance illustrated as of well-known shape, comprising the usual wingslaced at the back, as designated by the reference numeral if, and havingsuitable reinforcements or stays as at 3.

In accordance with my invention, anabdominal belt 4l is provided, of anysuitable shape and material, and which extends at the rear from a point5, well above the waist-line, to a point 6, below the waist line, andpreferably near the lower margin of the corset proper, the lower portionof the belt preferably encompassing the hips, as at 7, on cach side, sothat the belt is drawn snugly across beneath the abdomen at its frontretouren tray so, reis.

lower region and .is thus prevented from below, and the back above, thewaist line, y

as already set fort-h. Thus, the weight of the abdomen is' utilized todraw forward the back below the shoulders and this tends to throw thechest forward and encourages 'and assists the wearer to maintain anerect poise, with the shoulders back, all of which aids breatl'iing anda healthful relative position of the organs.

Having illustrated and described my invent-ion thus fully, and suitablemeans by which it may be put into practice, I wish it understood that Ido not limit myself to the specific construction and materials selectedfor illustration and description by way of example, nor in' general do Ilimit myself otherwise than as set forth in' the claim read inconnection with this specification. y

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A corset comprising an outer corset member and an inner abdominal beltmember consisting solely of two opposed sections each secured rigidlyinside the rear of said corset member by stitching extending from aregion near the lower margin upward abpve the waist line to a pointsubstantially adjacent the top of the corset, said'belt membersembracing the hips and extending down under the lower front extremity ofthe abdomen,` being smaller in circumference than the corset member atthe top of belt line and graduating or growing still smallercomparatively relatively to said corset member, from this point tobottom of belt, thereby giving uplift support to abdomen and tending tothrow the chest of the wearer for ward by pressure above the waist lineat the rear. v i

Signed at Newark, in the county of Essex and StateV of New Jersey, this16th day of May, 1912. r

WILLIAM R. GREENFIELD.

-Vitnesses l A. S. GILBERT, H. M. BUEHLER.

